Weaving It Together _ Book 4 Date: ___________________

Joyce Ghim
English 10
Unit 1 Questions
1. According to the reading, what combination of languages formed the Celtic language?

2. What are four conquering peoples whose languages affected the development of the
English language?

3. Before the invention of the printing press, English was mostly what kind of language?
Weaving It Together _ Book 4 Date: ___________________
Joyce Ghim
English 10

4. Why were the typesetters of the 1500s not very helpful when it came to making spelling
standard?

5. Who was responsible for giving English its first great dictionary?

6. What kind of spelling system did Noah Webster favor?

Weaving It Together _ Book 4 Date: ___________________
Joyce Ghim
English 10

7. What is shorthand, and who invented it?

8. What purpose did spelling reform associations serve?

9. In the last sentence of paragraph 11, what does the last their refer to?
Weaving It Together _ Book 4 Date: ___________________
Joyce Ghim
English 10

10. Why are we not likely to see major changes in the way most words are spelled?